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SPECIFICATIONAforming `part of Letters Application ined February 5, wel. (No meer) To'all lwhom' it may concern Be itknown that I, DETLEF RUGE, of the city and county ot' Providence, and State,v of` Rhode Island,have invented a new and useful-l Improvement in ProiileGages; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention has reference to a simple portable tool or instrument,with which the profile of a molding, apiece of carving, or any irregular form can be quickly and accurately taken. The invention consists in securing between two tlat surfaces a'large number of flat-sided rods. and in covering one. or both of the sum.. faces with a `yielding material, so as to allow the `rods to slide easily; and it further consists secure the rods.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved proile-gage, showingthe same as used for taking the profile or sectional outlinev of a molding. Iii. 2 is a sectional view of the device, showing tllesquare rods and the yieldin g surface or packing. Fig.3 is a sectional-view showing the application of a clamp, by means of which the rodsv can be lirml y secured after the been taken. Fig. 4 is a View of one ot' the dat-sided rods.

In the drawings, a is a holder, made ofwood, metal,or other suitable material, consisting ot' two flat sides secured togetherso as to inclose between them the rods b Ib, which, to take an accurate profile,should be made quite thin, as is shown in the drawings, and preferably of y drawn or rolled metal, so as to be of uniform l thickness.

cc are larger rods placed at the ends, so as to protect the rods b b `and ini'event them from yielding laterally. p

d. is an elastic' surface secured to one side of the holder and bearing on the rods b b to formv cushion. This cushion maybe made of india-rubber, felt, cork, or other substance, 1 whiclnwhile forming ayielding-pressurc on all l the rods, will allow anyone ofthem to slide independently of the others. l

Ais' a molding of which, as shown in Fig 1, a prolile is being. taken. rlhis is done by simf copies may holder upon a yieldi-n g surface ply pressing the' device against the molding",l

when the rods b b, which meet the projecting I" portions of the molding, are pushed back and the rests are pushed forward until. they also meet the resistance offered by the depressed portions of the molding.

This device can bevusedto take the prole of any carved or; cast surface, so that accurate be made therefrom by drawing lines over such a surface and taking a 'copy of the profile, which may then be copied, or a tracing of the same made.

In nearly all mechanicall branches this device will save labor and time, and will facilitate the exact reproduction of the` article to be duplicated.

been taken, it: is for making dupli- When, after a profile has desirable touse the device entes, it is desirable to secure the rods against accidental displacement. For this purpose a clamp of ,any suitable form is used, by which the rodscan be firmly secured.

- Fig. 3 showsaclamp secured by means of the clamp-screws f f. .This clampniay form anaras is indicated in broken lilies in Fig. 1, or it may be near one side of the holder, so that by screwing down the clamp all the rods will be iirmly retained in the posi-` tion they then occupy.

Having thus described my as new and desire to secure by row strip in-theholder,

invent-ion, I claim Letters Patentl. A profile-gage consisting of a holder, 'and` 'a number of flat-sided rods arranged in said mit each rod to move independently in taking a profile, as described.'

2. The combination, with the holder a, of the rods b arranged within it, the rods c, between lwhich the rods bV are conned, and the yielding surface d within the holder and bearing upon the rods, as and for the purpose set forth. 3. A profile-gage consisting of a holder in which a number of rods are laid side by side, ayielding pressure-surfacebearing on the rods, and a clamp by which the rods are firmly secured in a given position, as described.

. DETLEF RUGE.v

Witnesses:

J. A. MILLER, Jr., J osEPH- A. MILLER.

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